Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-12
The conference report on the Indian appro.

II tNultIClCN ltIDTl Ol IDt luuldn hppTO~
p~rtation bill was submitted and agreed to.
Burnes, OF Missouri, moved to suspend the
rules ana pass the deficiency appropriation
bill.
Another hour was consumed in reading this
measure.
The motion 70 suspend the rules was agreed
70 and the bill WAS passed with an amendment
appropriating $27, 900 for printing and finish
ing additional silver certificates and legal ten
der notes OF the denomination Of one and two
dollars.
Mr., Holman, of Indiana, moved 70 suspend
the rules and put upon it's passage the legisla-
tive appropriation bill.
Thelegislative,e executive and judicial appro-
~priatiOn bill then passed under a suspension
OF the rules.
Morrison, of Illinois, called up the confer
ence report on the fractional gallon tar bill.
Butterworth, of Ohio, raised the question
OF consideration, and the house refused-ayes
l0l, nays l42-to consider the conference re-
port.
Belmont. OF Newly ork, presented Che con
ference report on the fisheries retaliatory bill,
announcing disagreement.
Rec, of Massachusetts,, moved that the house
recede from its amendments 70 the senate
bill.
Action was deferred for recess.
In the evening session "A large number OF
bills were passed authorizing the construc-
ton OF bridges, among them the following;
Across the Missouri river at Kansas City and
at Omha, across the Mississippi river at
keOkuk.
Adjourned.
WAsHtEGToN, March 2.-Thc rules were
suspended, on motion Of Crisp, and the senate
amendments 10 the house joint resolution for
an investigation of the accounts Of Pacific
railroads were non-concurred In.
On motion of Voorhees,, of Washington ter
rltory, senate amendments were concurred in
10 the bill anneXing a portion OF Idaho to
Washington territory.
The house resumed consideration OF the
conference report on the fisheries retaliatory
bill.
The report OF the conference committee on
the fishery bill was agreed to.
BiOunt, OF Georgia, presented the confer
ence report on the postoffice appropriation
bill, announcing the inability Of the confer.
ees to agree on the bin. He moved that the
house insist on ITS disagreement and ask u
further conference. Agreed ~to-yeas 1873,
nays l07.
Crisp, OF Georgia, submitted the conference
report on the Joint resolution (now a biD)
for the investigation of the ace )Untc of the
Pacific railroad and IL was agreed to.
After recess, Hatch, Of Missouri, presented
the conference report on the agricultural
bill.
The conference report was agreed to-yeas
l47, NAYS IS.
King, OF Louisiana, moved TO suspend the
rules and pass, with amendment, the senate
bill Oprialing $40, 900 for the erection II Il
pubic building at Monroe, Louisiana, Agreed
TO.
Randall, OF Pennsylvania, submitted the
conference report on the suudry civil appro-
~priatiOn bill.
The report was agreed to without discus.
sion.
The senate amendments TO the naval appro-
p~rialiDu bill were none incurred in and
Messrs. Herbert, Sayers and Thomas, Of Hi.
nois, were appointed confcre@s.
A number OF Joint resolutions were passed
for the printing of yariou public documents.
The house then, at IL 40 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March Cox, OF North
Carolina, moved to suspend tbs rules and pass
the senate bin repeating the tenure of Office
act. The motion was agreed to and the bill
| psssed-yeas l72, nays 67.
Adams, OF Illinois, moved 10 suspend the
rules and pass The senate bill authorizing the
secretary of war to accept from the CONNER
cial club certain lands known as the high tract,
hthi SbiNAEp1 " hiliibaa pun pOhtSs
The motion was agreed 10 and the bill
passed-t47 to II.
The senate amendments TO the Legislative
appropriation bill were non-concurred in.
Burnes, of Missouri, under instructions
from the committee on appropriations, moved
To suspend the rules and pass the urgent dc
flctsncy bill. The bin sppropriatrs for def
c~iencles In the postotice department, 1893,
100, 10 the treasury department for printing
one and two dollar silver certificates ami
United States legal tender notes, S27,00; In
the department Of justice, S2S5 600, and for
the payment of certified claims, 1894, 255.
The bill was passed.
! Henderson, OF Iowa, moved TO suspend the
rules and pass the senate bill granting a pen.
sion OF e., 900 per year 10 Mary s. Logan,
widow os the late John A. Logan, aud ad
dressed the houee In support Of Mrs. Logan's
pension 5ul. IL
The motion TO suspend the rules and pass
the bill was yeas l45, NAYS ll3-not the
necessary two-tniris In the affirmative.
Various amendments for the Central and
Southern Pacific railroads, which are gov
erned by the action Of the senate on this
amendment, aggregated about sos, 600.
An amendment Of the committee to pay to
! the Central and Southern Pacific railroad
! comranies about $50, 900 for service IL the
war department In 1885 and 1885 ION the non.
aided lines) was agreed 10.
Blunt, OF Georgia, reported q further dis.
! agreement OF the conference committee on
the postOtfice appropriation bill.
A fourth conference was ordered.
On motion OF Breckenridge, Of Arkansas,
the senate bill was passed authorizing the
construction OF q bridge across the Missis-
sippi at Grand Tower, Iii.
On motion of Andrews, OF Ohio, the house
passed over the presidents veto yeas 1873,
nays 63-the senate bill for the erection OF a
public building at Dayton, Ohio.
WAsHINoroN. March 4.-The naval appro-
~priation bin agreed 10 In conference passed
the house at 5 o'clock.
StrCble, OF iowa, called up the veto message
Of the president on the senate bill for the
erection of a public building at Sioux City.
The house refused TO paSs the bill ever the
presidents veto by q vote OF yeas 107, naya
U-not the constitutional two-thirds.
Herbert, OF Alabama, submitted the con
ference report os the naval appropriation
bill.
After some debate, In which Boutelle, of
Maine, criticised the action OF the committee
on naval affairs for failure 10 make appro-
priations for the com pletlon Of the AtlAute,
Boston and Chicago, the report was agreed
to.
Nelson, of Minnesota, moved suspension Of
the rules TO pass the bin granting To ClaIk's